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Bezig met laden... The Benchley Roundup: A Selection by Nathaniel Benchley of his Favoritesdoor Robert Benchley
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Robert C. Benchley's sketches and articles, published in periodicals like Life, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker, earned him a reputation as one of the sharpest humorists of his time; his influence—on contemporaries such as E. B. White, James Thurber, and S. J. Perelman, or followers like Woody Allen, Steve Martin, and Richard Pryor—has left an indelible mark on the American comic tradition. The Benchley Roundup collects those pieces, selected by Benchley's son Nathaniel, "which seem to stand up best over the years"-a compendium of the most endearing and enduring work from one of America's funniest and most penetrating wits. "It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by then I was too famous." —Robert Benchley Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I think I was aware of Benchley via the 90's biopic of Dorothy Parker. He was her colleague & friend (& maybe lover? can't remember) and also a dry wit humorist member of Algonquin Round Table and writer for New Yorker (one of the first I think.) ( )